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How do I submit a complimentary obituary?

The Dispatch only accepts obituaries submitted by funeral homes. If you wish to have an obituary appear in The Dispatch, please contact your funeral home and request that they contact us at 662-328-2424. Obituaries with basic information are provided free of charge. Basic information includes, name, age, date of death, place of death, service and visitation details, deceased and surviving relatives, pallbearer names, birth information, parents' names, occupation, military service, church membership, schools attended, degrees received and up to two club memberships. Extended obituaries with a photograph, detailed biographical information and other details families may wish to include, are available for a fee. Please submit all obituaries in electronic format to [email protected] Free notices must be submitted to the newspaper no later than 3 p.m. the day prior for publication Tuesday through Friday; no later than 4 p.m. Saturday for the Sunday edition. Obituaries are not printed on Saturday. For more information, funeral homes should call 662-328-2424.

The Dispatch only accepts obituaries submitted by funeral homes. If you wish to have an obituary appear in The Dispatch, please contact your funeral home and request that they contact us at 662-328-2424. Extended obituaries with a photograph, detailed biographical information and other details families may wish to include, are available for a fee. Please submit all obituaries in electronic format to [email protected] Paid notices must be received by 3 p.m. for inclusion the next day; and on Friday at 3 p.m. for Sunday or Monday publication. For more information, funeral homes should call 662-328-2424.

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